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Hi am currently 4-5 weeks pregnant I am bleeding on and off for the past 3 days I’ve got bloods done yesterday and they called me today said I’ve to go over for a scan as my blood levels have doubled would anyone know what doubling bloods mean ? Thank you

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I assume they mean HCG (the pregnancy hormone). It should double every 2-3 days; if it is doubling over a longer time/not doubling/going down that suggests a miscarriage. So it depends on the gap between samples. Hope all is ok xx

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